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One of Dr. Connie Guttersen's first jobs was counseling obese patients on medically supervised liquid milkshake diets. It was the kind of job Guttersen, a nutritionist with a doctoral degree in obesity, loved and hated. "It was gratifying to see their weight fall off," she says. "And frustrating, because then I watched so many of them gain it all back." Indeed, Read more...

By Dr. Connie Peraglie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D. In Sonoma County each year, there's a special festival called the Blessing of the Olives. That's how central olive trees and the foods they yield are to the economy and the eating habits of the region. And olive oil is the most treasured gift of these blessed trees. In fact, there's probably no food choice you'll make that does more for your health Read more...